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AJ Hopkins
  • Height:
    6'6
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    9.6
  • fg %
    43.5
  • 3pt %
    41.6
  • ft %
    72.7
  • reb/g
    3.2
  • a/g
    1.4
Bio

*FCSAA Academic All-State (2023)

*Southern Conference All-Academic Team (2023)

Freshman (2022-2023): Hopkins was a mainstay in the Bucs rotation as a freshman last season, seeing action in all 29 games and drawing 26 starts which tied for most on the team. He averaged 6.0 poins and 2.1 rebounds per game in 18.2 minutes of action per night. He scored in double figures five times including a 15 point effort late in the season against Hillsborough.  Also a standout student, Hopkins earned his way onto both the FCSAA and Southern Conference All-Academic Teams as a freshman.  

High School: Hopkins earned four letters at Whitfield Academy where he was a two-time All-State selection.  As a senior he averaged a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds per game to earn 1st Team All-Region and 2nd Team All-State accolades.  He finished his high school career with 1,200 points, 600 rebounds, and 200 assists.  Also a star in the classroom, Hopkins was a member of the National Honor Society and was on the Principal's List from 2018-2020 . 

Personal: Born December 7, 2001, he is the son of Arthur and Yvonne Hopkins.  He comes from an athletic bloodline as his dad Arthur ran track at Maryland, his mom Yvonne played basketball at Drake, and his sister Moriah played volleyball at Xavier. 

CAREER HIGHS AT FSW
Points 23  vs. Daytona State. (Feb. 3, 2024)
Field Goals Made 8  vs.  Daytona State. (Feb. 3, 2024)
3PT Made 7  vs.  Daytona State. (Feb. 3, 2024)
Free Throws Made 4  Three times, last vs. Monroe (Dec. 8, 2023)
Rebounds 8  vs. Tallahassee (Dec. 16, 2023)
Assists 4  vs. Polk State (Feb. 17, 2024)
Blocks 3   vs. Santa fe (Feb. 24, 2024)
Steals 3  vs. Miami Dade (Feb. 13, 2023)
Minutes 41  vs.  Daytona State. (Feb. 3, 2024)

 Updated 3/21/2024

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 16
Games started 24 12
Minutes 917 503
Minutes per game 29.6 31.4
FG 103-237 57-125
FG Pct 43.5 45.6
3PT 77-185 45-100
3PT Pct 41.6 45.0
FT 16-22 8-8
FT Pct 72.7 100.0
Off rebounds 9 6
Def rebounds 89 49
Total rebounds 98 55
Rebounds per game 3.2 3.4
Personal fouls 46 24
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 42 28
Turnovers 30 20
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.4
Steals 29 14
Blocks 12 9
Points 299 167
Points per game 9.6 10.4
Points per 40 min 13.0 13.3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 21 St. Petersburg College W, 75-46
Feb 24 Santa Fe College W, 79-57
Feb 28 at Miami Dade College W, 74-64
Mar 2 at Indian River State College L, 79-76
Mar 4 #8 Daytona State L, 83-82
Mar 13 vs. #9 Northwest Florida L, 66-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 7 at New College of Florida - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Pensacola State College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Nova Southeastern - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mont Academy W, 89-56 1 27 5-9 55.6 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 13
Nov 10 at South Georgia Technical College L, 61-56 1 21 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 vs. East Georgia State College W, 87-56 1 29 7-10 70.0 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 20
Nov 16 Central Georgia Technical College W, 66-57 1 26 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Nov 17 #4 Salt Lake L, 73-70 1 22 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 21 IMG Academy W, 98-61 1 26 6-8 75.0 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 15
Nov 27 Palm Beach State College W, 67-50 1 35 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 2 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State L, 74-67 1 34 0-6 0.0 0-6 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 8 Monroe College W, 83-69 1 33 4-10 40.0 3-8 37.5 4-4 100.0 15
Dec 9 Elgin Community College W, 105-47 1 24 3-10 30.0 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 11
Dec 15 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 61-60 1 32 2-12 16.7 1-8 12.5 1-2 50.0 6
Dec 16 at Tallahassee Community College W, 73-65 - 27 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 3 Albany Technical College W, 100-80 0 22 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 6 at #19 Eastern Florida W, 82-78 - 29 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 10 at Palm Beach State College W, 98-61 - 27 5-7 71.4 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 92-70 0 28 1-7 14.3 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 5
Jan 17 at Polk State College W, 73-57 - 17 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 20 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-58 1 30 3-9 33.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Jan 23 at Santa Fe College W, 87-76 - 33 4-5 80.0 4-5 80.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 27 Miami Dade College W, 82-61 1 28 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 31 Indian River State College W, 97-93 1 32 6-14 42.9 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 16
Feb 3 at #4 Daytona State L, 109-106 1 41 8-13 61.5 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 23
Feb 7 #14 Eastern Florida L, 81-66 1 31 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 13 at Hillsborough Community College W, 78-64 1 28 3-7 42.9 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 17 Polk State College W, 88-72 1 38 5-8 62.5 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 14
Feb 21 St. Petersburg College W, 75-46 1 35 6-10 60.0 6-9 66.7 2-2 100.0 20
Feb 24 Santa Fe College W, 79-57 1 37 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 28 at Miami Dade College W, 74-64 1 36 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Mar 2 at Indian River State College L, 79-76 1 30 4-9 44.4 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 10
Mar 4 #8 Daytona State L, 83-82 1 30 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Mar 13 vs. #9 Northwest Florida L, 66-65 1 29 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 7 at New College of Florida - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Pensacola State College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Nova Southeastern - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mont Academy W, 89-56 1 27 0 7 7 2 0 3 0
Nov 10 at South Georgia Technical College L, 61-56 1 21 0 3 3 1 1 1 1
Nov 11 vs. East Georgia State College W, 87-56 1 29 0 3 3 0 0 2 0
Nov 16 Central Georgia Technical College W, 66-57 1 26 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Nov 17 #4 Salt Lake L, 73-70 1 22 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Nov 21 IMG Academy W, 98-61 1 26 0 2 2 1 1 2 0
Nov 27 Palm Beach State College W, 67-50 1 35 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Dec 2 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State L, 74-67 1 34 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Dec 8 Monroe College W, 83-69 1 33 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
Dec 9 Elgin Community College W, 105-47 1 24 1 4 5 1 0 1 1
Dec 15 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 61-60 1 32 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Dec 16 at Tallahassee Community College W, 73-65 - 27 0 8 8 1 0 1 1
Jan 3 Albany Technical College W, 100-80 0 22 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 6 at #19 Eastern Florida W, 82-78 - 29 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Jan 10 at Palm Beach State College W, 98-61 - 27 0 4 4 2 0 0 0
Jan 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 92-70 0 28 0 4 4 2 2 2 0
Jan 17 at Polk State College W, 73-57 - 17 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 20 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-58 1 30 1 2 3 3 1 0 0
Jan 23 at Santa Fe College W, 87-76 - 33 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 27 Miami Dade College W, 82-61 1 28 0 2 2 1 3 1 1
Jan 31 Indian River State College W, 97-93 1 32 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Feb 3 at #4 Daytona State L, 109-106 1 41 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Feb 7 #14 Eastern Florida L, 81-66 1 31 2 1 3 2 2 1 1
Feb 13 at Hillsborough Community College W, 78-64 1 28 0 7 7 1 1 3 1
Feb 17 Polk State College W, 88-72 1 38 0 6 6 4 0 0 0
Feb 21 St. Petersburg College W, 75-46 1 35 0 5 5 2 2 1 1
Feb 24 Santa Fe College W, 79-57 1 37 0 7 7 3 2 2 3
Feb 28 at Miami Dade College W, 74-64 1 36 1 2 3 3 2 1 0
Mar 2 at Indian River State College L, 79-76 1 30 0 2 2 2 0 0 2
Mar 4 #8 Daytona State L, 83-82 1 30 1 4 5 1 1 0 0
Mar 13 vs. #9 Northwest Florida L, 66-65 1 29 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 7 at New College of Florida - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Pensacola State College - - - -
Oct 23 Nova Southeastern - - - -
Nov 1 Mont Academy W, 89-56 1 3 - -
Nov 10 at South Georgia Technical College L, 61-56 1 4 - 1.0
Nov 11 vs. East Georgia State College W, 87-56 1 1 - -
Nov 16 Central Georgia Technical College W, 66-57 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 17 #4 Salt Lake L, 73-70 1 0 - 1.0
Nov 21 IMG Academy W, 98-61 1 0 0 1.0
Nov 27 Palm Beach State College W, 67-50 1 0 0 1.0
Dec 2 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State L, 74-67 1 5 1 0.0
Dec 8 Monroe College W, 83-69 1 1 0 -
Dec 9 Elgin Community College W, 105-47 1 0 0 -
Dec 15 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 61-60 1 0 - 0.5
Dec 16 at Tallahassee Community College W, 73-65 - 1 - -
Jan 3 Albany Technical College W, 100-80 0 2 0 0.0
Jan 6 at #19 Eastern Florida W, 82-78 - 2 - -
Jan 10 at Palm Beach State College W, 98-61 - 2 - -
Jan 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 92-70 0 1 0 1.0
Jan 17 at Polk State College W, 73-57 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 20 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-58 1 2 0 3.0
Jan 23 at Santa Fe College W, 87-76 - 2 - -
Jan 27 Miami Dade College W, 82-61 1 1 0 0.3
Jan 31 Indian River State College W, 97-93 1 0 0 0.5
Feb 3 at #4 Daytona State L, 109-106 1 2 - -
Feb 7 #14 Eastern Florida L, 81-66 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 13 at Hillsborough Community College W, 78-64 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 17 Polk State College W, 88-72 1 1 0 -
Feb 21 St. Petersburg College W, 75-46 1 0 0 1.0
Feb 24 Santa Fe College W, 79-57 1 2 0 1.5
Feb 28 at Miami Dade College W, 74-64 1 1 0 1.5
Mar 2 at Indian River State College L, 79-76 1 4 - -
Mar 4 #8 Daytona State L, 83-82 1 0 0 1.0
Mar 13 vs. #9 Northwest Florida L, 66-65 1 1 0 -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 29 18.2 2.0-5.0 1.1-3.3 0.8-1.0 6.0
2023-24 31 29.6 3.3-7.6 2.5-6.0 0.5-0.7 9.6
Total 60 24.1 2.7-6.4 1.8-4.7 0.7-0.9 7.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 29 26 527 58-145 40.0 33-96 34.4 24-30 80.0 173
2023-24 31 24 917 103-237 43.5 77-185 41.6 16-22 72.7 299
Total 60 50 1444 161-382 42.1 110-281 39.1 40-52 76.9 472
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 29 527 18.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 31 917 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 60 1444 24.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 29 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5
2023-24 31 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.4
Total 60 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 29 26 9 53 62 22 21 20 14
2023-24 31 24 9 89 98 42 30 29 12
Total 60 50 18 142 160 64 51 49 26
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 60 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 29.6 3.3-7.6 2.5-6.0 0.5-0.7 9.6
Conference 16 31.4 3.6-7.8 2.8-6.2 0.5-0.5 10.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 16 29.6 3.4-7.6 2.6-6.1 0.6-0.9 9.9
Away 11 29.0 3.5-7.4 2.5-5.5 0.4-0.4 9.8
Neutral 4 31.0 2.8-8.8 2.0-6.8 0.5-1.0 8.0
Result
Wins 22 29.4 3.7-7.7 2.8-6.1 0.6-0.8 10.8
Losses 9 30.0 2.4-7.4 1.8-5.6 0.2-0.4 6.9
Month
November 7 26.6 3.6-7.0 2.6-5.6 0.0-0.3 9.7
December 5 30.0 2.4-9.0 1.8-6.8 1.6-2.0 8.2
January 9 27.3 3.3-7.3 2.3-5.8 0.4-0.7 9.4
February 7 35.1 4.0-7.9 3.4-6.4 0.6-0.6 12.0
March 3 29.7 2.7-7.3 1.7-5.0 0.0-0.0 7.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 24 917 103-237 43.5 77-185 41.6 16-22 72.7 299
Conference 16 12 503 57-125 45.6 45-100 45.0 8-8 100.0 167
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 16 14 474 54-121 44.6 41-98 41.8 10-14 71.4 159
Away 11 6 319 38-81 46.9 28-60 46.7 4-4 100.0 108
Neutral 4 4 124 11-35 31.4 8-27 29.6 2-4 50.0 32
Result
Wins 22 15 647 81-170 47.6 61-135 45.2 14-18 77.8 237
Losses 9 9 270 22-67 32.8 16-50 32.0 2-4 50.0 62
Month
November 7 7 186 25-49 51.0 18-39 46.2 0-2 0.0 68
December 5 4 150 12-45 26.7 9-34 26.5 8-10 80.0 41
January 9 3 246 30-66 45.5 21-52 40.4 4-6 66.7 85
February 7 7 246 28-55 50.9 24-45 53.3 4-4 100.0 84
March 3 3 89 8-22 36.4 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 21
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 917 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 16 503 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 16 474 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 319 29.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 124 31.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 22 647 29.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 270 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 186 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 150 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 246 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 246 35.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 53.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 3 89 29.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.4
Conference 16 0.4 3.1 3.4 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.4
Away 11 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.5
Neutral 4 0.0 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0
Result
Wins 22 0.3 3.3 3.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.4
Losses 9 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.4
Month
November 7 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.1
December 5 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.4
January 9 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.1 1.2 0.6 0.1
February 7 0.4 4.1 4.6 2.4 1.3 1.3 0.9
March 3 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 24 9 89 98 42 30 29 12
Conference 16 12 6 49 55 28 20 14 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 14 6 48 54 24 20 16 7
Away 11 6 3 34 37 16 7 8 5
Neutral 4 4 0 7 7 2 3 5 0
Result
Wins 22 15 6 73 79 31 22 23 8
Losses 9 9 3 16 19 11 8 6 4
Month
November 7 7 0 19 19 6 6 9 1
December 5 4 2 15 17 5 3 4 2
January 9 3 3 19 22 10 11 5 1
February 7 7 3 29 32 17 9 9 6
March 3 3 1 7 8 4 1 2 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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  • January 13, 2024
Big Second Half Propels Bucs Past Hawks

The #25 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers shot 70% from inside the three point line and five different players scored in double figures as they pulled away late from the Hillsborough Hawks for a 92-70 Citrus Conference win Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. 

  • January 13, 2024
AJ Hopkins (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.Com)
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  • January 10, 2024
Bucs Pummel Panthers For Fourth Straight Win

Five players scored in double figures as the #25 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rolled to their fourth straight win Wednesday night on the road in Lake Worth, overwhelming the Palm Beach State Panthers 98-61 to improve to 11-4 on the year.  

  • January 10, 2024
Dezdrick Lindsay (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • January 06, 2024
Career High 33 From Lindsay Helps Bucs Topple Titans

In the first Citrus Conference Men's Basketball game in history, Dezdrick Lindsay scored a career high 33 points to lead the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to an 82-78 win over #19 Eastern Florida State in Melbourne Saturday. 

  • January 06, 2024
Tyrone Baker (Photo by William Parmeter)
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  • January 04, 2024
Baker's Big Night Leads Bucs Over Titans

Tyrone Baker put on a show, missing FSW's first triple-double in over five years by just one rebound, while leading the Buccaneers to a 100-80 win over Albany Tech Wednesday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena to get 2024 started with a bang for the Purple and Aqua. 

  • January 04, 2024
Jaehshon Thomas (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • December 16, 2023
Bucs Top Eagles in 2023 Finale

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers closed the first half of the season with a bang on Saturday, leading wire to wire in a dominating 73-65 victory over 2023 Final Four participant Tallahassee. 

  • December 16, 2023
Tyrone Baker (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • December 09, 2023
Huge Second Half Comeback Nets Bucs Win Over Mustangs

With 18:00 left in Friday's game against the Monroe Mustangs, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers looked like they were in trouble, trailing their counterparts from New York by 15.  Fast forward 16 minutes on the game clock and the Bucs were not only up, but up by 17 and well on their way to victory. At the final horn it was an 83-69 win for the Bucs over the Mustangs to improve to 6-3 overall on the year. 

  • December 09, 2023
Dezdrick Lindsay (Photo by Linwood Ferguson/CaptivePhotons.com)
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  • December 09, 2023
Bucs Break Century Mark Against Spartans

After needing a furious late game comeback on Friday to earn a win, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were not in the mood for a repeat Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, starting hot and finishing hot in a 105-47 blowout of the visiting Elgin Spartans to close out the 2023 FSW Classic in Fort Myers. 

  • December 09, 2023
Kamari Gregory (Photo by Sydney McCray)
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  • November 27, 2023
Bucs Get Past Panthers In Low Scoring Affair

For fans of offense, Monday night's game between the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Palm Beach State Panthers wasn't for you. The consolation prize for FSW fans was the Bucs coming away with a 67-50 win in a game that was marred with 32 turnovers and a combined 23% shooting from the three point line. 

  • November 27, 2023
Cole Franklin (Photo by William Parmeter)
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  • November 17, 2023
Bucs Overcome Turnover Bug For Home Win

You can't win them all pretty and Thursday certainly proved that for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers as FSW shook off a rare inefficient night on the offensive side of the floor for a 66-57 win over the visiting Central Georgia Tech Titans in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.  

  • November 17, 2023
AJ Hopkins (Photo by William Parmeter)
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  • November 11, 2023
Hopkins Career High 20 Leads Bucs Past Bobcats

Playing in what was as much of a home game as he will get during his Florida SouthWestern career, Buccaneer sophomore AJ Hopkins put on a show Saturday afternoon at the Jets Classic in Americus, Georgia, nailing six three pointers and scoring a career high 20 as #8 Florida SouthWestern raced past East Georgia State 87-56 to improve to 2-1 on the early season. 

  • November 11, 2023
Bucs Start Season Ranked 8th in NJCAA Preseason Poll
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  • October 25, 2023
Bucs Start Season Ranked 8th in NJCAA Preseason Poll

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will open the 2023-2024 Men’s Basketball season ranked #8 in the country as announced by the NJCAA on Monday. 

  • October 25, 2023